SNMP
Managing SNMP Users
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The configured user has the attributes of its group, having the access privileges
configured within the associated view.
Groups enable network managers to assign access rights to a group of users,
instead of a single user. A user can only be a member of a single group.
To create an SNMPv3 user, an SNMPv3 group must be available. SNMPv3 group
can be defined on the SNMP > Groups page.
To define SNMP users:
STEP 1
Click
SNMP
>
Users
.
STEP 2
To create a new SNMP user and assign SNMP access control privileges to the
SNMP user, click
Add
.
STEP 3
Enter the following information:
•
User Name
—Enter a name for the user.
•
Group Name
—Select the SNMP group to which the SNMP user belongs.
NOTE
Users who belong to groups that have been deleted remain, but they
are inactive.
•
Authentication Method
—Select the authentication method that varies
according to the Group Name assigned. If the group does not require
authentication, then the user cannot configure any authentication. The
options are:
-
None
—No user authentication is used.
-
MD5
—Uses a MD5 password or key to do the authentication.
-
SHA
—Uses a Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) password or key to do the
authentication.
•
Authentication Password
—Select
Encrypted
to enter an encrypted
authentication password, or select
Plaintext
to enter the authentication
password in plaintext format. The password that is used for generating a key
by the MD5 or Secure Hash Algorithm (SHA) authentication method.
•
Privacy Method
—Select
None
or
DES
as the privacy method.
•
Privacy Password
—Select
Encrypted
to enter an encrypted privacy
password, or select
Plaintext
to enter the privacy password in plaintext
format. The password that is used for generating a key by the DES method.
